Music
Tschaikovsky And His Orchestral Music
Included in this little book are analyses and backgrounds of most of Tschaikowsky’s standard concert music. A short sketch of Tschaikowsky’s…
How to Appreciate Music
Originally published in 1906, this book is essentially a how to guide on music appreciation. Includes sections on the pianoforte, orchestral…
Stories of Symphonic Music
'A guide to the meaning of important symphonies, overtures and tone-poems from Beethoven to the present day'. Gilman became notorious for sc…
Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works
Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works invites listeners to explore the poetic dimensions of piano music, focusing on the emotional and artisti…
Red Horse Ranch
Life on Red Horse Ranch successfully combines a genuinely thrilling serial story with the colorful music of the old west. This vivid moving …
Pinto Pete and His Ranch Boys
Pinto Pete and His Ranch Boys is a delightful series of country and western programs that brings a unique charm to Old Time Radio. The show …
A Popular History of the Art of Music
Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compas…
Biographical Notice Of Nicolo Paganini
Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (1782 – 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebra…
Alka-Seltzer Time
Alka-Seltzer Time (also known as The Alka-Seltzer Show) was a 15-minute radio series that aired weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Br…
Robert Schumann, Tone Poet Prophet And Critic
[This is] the sketchiest outline of Robert Schumann’s short life but amazingly rich achievement. Together with Haydn and Schubert he was, pe…
Ludwig Van Beethoven
The late Pitts Sanborn wrote this booklet under the title Beethoven and his Nine Symphonies... I have left Mr. Sanborn’s pages on the symph…
The Les Paul Show
In 1950, Paul began hosting a 15-minute radio program, titled The Les Paul Show, for NBC Radio. The program featured his trio, which include…
Music
"So many books are written for beginners on the appreciation of music that I can be thankful that advancing age makes it unnecessary fo…
Song Gifts from the Holy Spirit
My wife, Eva and I, Vic Zarley, are songwriters. We each had written many songs before we met each other and continued to write songs once w…
Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection
Immerse yourself in the spirit of the season with this enchanting collection of 40 Christmas carols, beautifully read by Douglas D. Anderson…
Piano Tuning
This is a primer for anyone wishing to learn how to tune and maintain their own piano or to become a piano tuner. Written in 1907, it was ta…
Schubert And His Works
This is a short introduction to Franz Schubert’s life and works. “…to give the casual radio listener a slight idea of Schubert’s inundating…
Story-Lives of Great Musicians
Following the plan of his previous volume of Great Authors, the writer has here endeavoured to weave into more or less story form a few of t…
Violin Varnish and How to Make It
A description of the properties and effects of the principal components of Varnish and the best means of employing them. - Summary by Prefac…
Mozart's Youth
This short account of the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is part of the “Life Stories for Young People” series. It is written in an engaging …